Pellet-coating machine.



PATENTBD MAR.'20, 1906.

J. MANGIN. PELLET JGOATINGIMAGHINE.

APPLIOATION FILED SEPT. 25, 1905! Attorneys] 3O parting from the spirit or sacrificing any of UNITED strings;

PATENT OFFICE.

JOSEPH MANeInor SIGOURNEY, IOWA.

PE'LLET-OOA'TING MACHINE.

This invention relates to machines for coating confections and other pellets, and has for I bodying new and improved features of conan object to provide a device of the class emvenience, simplicity, utility, and efficiency.

A further object of the invention is to provide a pellet-coating machine having a plurality of needles to hold the pellet whileand after dipping and with tubes movable upon the needles to serve as strippers.

A furtherobject of the invention is to. provide a pellet-coating machine having a plut I '13 adjacent the middleof each end. Within rality of needles each independently carried by a removable plug whereby the needles may be changed at pleasure.

With these and other objects in view the l I present invention consists in-the combination 2 5 and arrangement of parts, as. will be hereinafter fully described, shown in the accompanying drawings, and particularly pointed out in the appended claims, it being understood that changes in the form, proportion, size,

and minor details may be made without dethe advantages of this invention.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of the improved pellet-coating machine in position for placing pellets thereon. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view ofthe improved coating-machine, taken on line 2 2 of 1 Fig. 1.

Like characters of reference indicatecorresponding parts in both figures of the draW-' In 1ts preferred embodiment the improved pellet-coating machine forming-the subjectmatter of this application comprises'a table of any'material having legs 11, a plurality of spaced tapered openings 12, and the openings the openings 12 are disposed taperedplugs 14, each carrying a needle 15, removable therewith. Upon the side of the table opposite the legs is disposed a plate 16 of any material, having tubes 17 rigid therewith and spaced to embrace the needles and so proportioned that the points of the needles extend 'beyond'the ends of the tubes. Adjacent the ends of the plate are secured the pins 18,

I Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented March 20, 1906.

1 Application filed September 25. 1905. semi 110.279.9912.

which extend through the openings 13. Each pin has a head 19 at the end and aspring 20 between the head and the table to hold the plate and table in juxtaposition and with the points of the pins exposed.

In operation, the deviceis positioned as shown in Fig. 1 and thenuts, confections, or pellets placed upon the upstanding needlepoints. When the needles are filled, the dein the coating material. After coating and any drying which may be desirable the heads 19 are pressed by'the thumbs of the operator, which moves the plate 16 and tubes to cover the points and strip the coated pellet from the needle upon any prepared surface, as waxed paper, the operation being repeated as often and as rapidly as the conditions make desirable.

For coating different articles needles of dif-' ferent sizes are found desirable, and to efiect a change it is only necessary to withdraw the removable plugs and their associated needles and replace them by other needles similarly mounted. In case of damage to a needle a new one may be similarly substituted.

It .is obvious that the stripper-tubes will contact with but a small portion of the coated pellet, whereby the coating is but little damaged by the act of stripping. It will also be apparent that in dipping confections the tubes may be dipped into the coating material for a short distance and when the pellet is discharged sufiicient of the coating material will drop or flow from the tube to heal the mark of the stripper.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed is 1. A pellet-coating machine having a perforated table, plugs removably disposed withiri the perforations, and needles carried by the p u s v r 2% A pellet-coating machine having a perforated table plugs removably disposed within the perforations, and needles carried by the plugs and in parallelism. '3. In a pellet-coating machine, needletubes, needles disposed within the tubes, and means to move the tubes longitudinally relative'tothe needles.

4. In a pellet-coating machine, needletubes, needles disp osedwithin and their points extending Without the tubes, and means to move the tubes over the points.

5. A pellet-coating machine com rising atable, needles carried upon the tab e and in vice is inverted and the impaled pellets dipped IIO parallelism, tubes embracing the needles, and

' means to move the tubes longitudinally relative to the needles.

6. A pellet-coating machine comprising, a table, needles carried by the table and in parallelism, tubes embracing the needles and carried by a plate, and means to separate the plate and table.

7. A pellet-coating machine comprising, a table, needles carried by the table and in parallelism, tubes embracing the needles and carried by a plate and with the points of the needles extending without the tubes, and means to move the tubes to cover the needlepoints.

8. A pellet-coating machine comprising, a table provided with spaced perpendicular needles, a plate provided with tubes spaced and proportioned to embrace the needles with the impaling-points extended without the ends of the tubes and means to separate the plate and table and to move the tubes over the points.

9. A pellet-coating machine comprising a perforated table, plugs disposed in the perforations, needles carried by the plugs, and a stripper for the needles 10. A pellet-coating machine comprising, a perforated table, removable plugs disposed in the perforations, needles carried by and removable with the plugs and parallel with each other, and a stripper for the needles.

11. A pellet-coating machine comprising, a table provided with spaced and interchangeable needles, tubes disposed upon the needles and means to move the tubes simultaneously.

12. Apellet-coating machine comprising a perforated table, plugs disposed in the perforations, needles carried by the plugs, tubes disposed up on the needles, and means to move the tubes simultaneously.

13. A pellet-coating machine comprising,

a perforated table removable plugs disposed in the perforations, needles carried by and removable with the plugs, tubes disposed upon the needles, and means to move the tubes simultaneously.

14. A pellet-coating machine comprising, a table provided with spaced and interchangeable needles, a plate provided with tubes spaced to embrace the needles and with the points of the needles extending beyond the tubes, means to hold the plates and table in. yieldable juxtaposition, and means to separate the plate and table and move the tubes over the points of the needles.

15. A pellet-coating machine comprising a perforated table, plugs disposed in the perforations, spaced and parallel needles carried by the plugs, a plate provided with tubes spaced to embrace the needles and with the points of the needles extending beyond the tubes, means to hold the plate and table in yieldable juxtaposition, and means to se )arate the plate and table and move the tu es over the points of the needles.

16. A pellet-coating machine comprising, a perforated table, movable plugs disposed in the perforations, needles carried by and removable with the plugs and disposed in parallelism, a plate provided with tubes spaced to embrace the needles and with the point of the needles extending beyond the tubes, means to hold the plate andv table in yield able juxtaposition, and means to separate the plate and table and move the tubes over the points of the needles.

'In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto aflixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

JOSEPH MANGIN. Witnesses H. F. VAGNER, Rrormm) FRIDAY. 

